The Gasper surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,898 people carried this name — #6,869 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 60,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,685 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

34 people named Gasper have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 48 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lubusz.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Lubusz 9
West Pomeranian 9
Masovian 6
Silesian 4
Greater Poland 4
Łódź 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In national population registers

125 people named Gasper is counted in Slovenia.

Slovenia counts its residents on 1 January 2026.

Counted, by country

Slovenia (2026) 125

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), SiStat tables 05X1015S–05X1018S, family names of the population, 1 January 2026 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Gasper in American newspapers,
1858–1914.

Newspaper page from Proletarec carrying the name Gasper
Proletarec 1914-02-03
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Gasper
New-york Tribune 1909-07-06
Newspaper page from The Jeffersonian carrying the name Gasper
The Jeffersonian 1858-09-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 404,577 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Gasper in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

744 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gasper. The most, 134, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 247
Queensland 241
Victoria 152
Western Australia 52
South Australia 31
Tasmania 11
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gasper.

Who carried it

People named Gasper,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Fritz Gasper 1925–2007 · Landrat
  • Annie Quam Gasper 1926–2001

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gasper,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States501 records

501 records of the Gasper name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 166
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 146
  • Other U.S. records 189
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Alice A. Gasper

    Born 1921 in New York. Enlisted 1944 in the Women's Army Corps at Albany; waiter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at St Mary's Cemetery, South Glens Falls, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marie Gasper

    Arrived at New York in 1856 aboard the Elizabeth Hamilton from Havre, aged 18; farmer. From Bavaria, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John A. Gasper

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born 1930, died 2001; buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 501 records for Gasper in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany154 records

154 records of the Gasper name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Edmund Gasper

    From Brebach, Trier. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 20 July 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 137).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Gasper

    From Arnoldsweiler, Düren. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 21 August 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hubert Gasper

    From Kreuzberg, Ahrweiler. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 18 November 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 154 records for Gasper in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada41 records

41 records of the Gasper name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 38
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joseph Ross Gasper

    Buried in 1968 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 76.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Francis Gasper

    Died 1874 in Whycocomagh, Inverness, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Gasper

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 41 records for Gasper in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands34 records

34 records of the Gasper name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 23
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 8
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Marianne Gasper

    Died 1812 in Veere, aged 55; servant.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Josef Gasper

    In the population register of Bad Neuenahr, Germany; barber, born 1911 in Bad Neuenahr, Germany.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Langstraat Heusden Altena (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hubertus Gasper

    Buried in 1633 in Zundert.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 34 records for Gasper in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Gasper name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Gasper

    Sailed from Victoria in 1866 aboard the Alhambra I, bound for Hokitika, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Phillip Gasper

    Left Hobart in 1823 aboard the Greenock, bound for Port Jackson.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Gasper

    Sailed from Victoria in 1862 aboard the Genii, aged 25.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Gasper in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

France6 records

6 records of the Gasper name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Dorothee Gasper

    Born 1897 in Luxembourg; died 1991 in Is-sur-Tille (Côte-d'Or).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Guido Gasper

    Born 1924 in Germany; died 1997 in Freyming-Merlebach (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ewald Jakob Gasper

    Born 1932 in Germany; died 2000 in Sarreguemines (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Gasper in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Gasper name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. J. Gasper

    Lance Corporal, Wiltshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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